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Archive for the 'WebComic Wire' Category

Webcomic Wire - 4/28/08

Posted by DarthMike on April 28th, 2008

Drawn from sources all over the internets…

  • Games and some Cosplayers at NY Comic Con covered on BBtv. Nice despite the BMW advertising.
  • Iron Man redesigned by fans. I’m a sucker for stuff like this. 
  • Dean Haspiel, one of the founders of ACT-I-VATE, has started an entry for Zuda called Street Code.
  • Brad Guigar says you can have your cake and eat it too with his new B&W/ Color toggle for Evil-Inc. 
  • David Gallaher, of High Moon fame, has a Weekly Webcomics Round up on the production blog The High Moon Rises.
  • Stumptown Comics Fest in the press. 
  • T. Campbell posts his advice about writing long form comics.
  • Diesel Sweeties reaches #2000 and Wondermark reaches five years! Congrats to the both of you.
  • The Webcomic Watchmen review Sizzzord-Fizzzight!
  • The Webcomic Overlook gives a one punch review of Roza.

Webcomic Wire - 4/23/08

Posted by DarthMike on April 23rd, 2008

Drawn from resources that look sooo big from down here…

  • The reality of depending on ‘1000 True Fans’, a follow up piece by Kevin Kelly.
  • Galleycat has an interesting post about NYCC. 
  • CBR has an interview with Achewood creator Chris Onstad.
  • Content Digital has an interview with Kelly Price from ComicGenesis. 
  • Voting has begun for the Eagle Awards. Nominees are in the category of Favourite Web-Based Comic are Girl Genius, Penny Arcade, PVP, The Adventures of Dr. McNinja, and The Order Of The Stick.
  • Wow, this is just breathtaking piracy. 
  • Fleen has a post about the future of Comicspace and E-Line Ventures.
  • ComicMix has a post on the ‘Webcomic: Threat or Menace’ panel at NYCC. 
  • Wired interview with Dr. McNinja creator Chris Hastings.

Webcomic Wire - 4/21/08

Posted by DarthMike on April 21st, 2008

Drawn from sources that are scattered like so much rice…

  • Butternut Squash turns 5 years old! Congratulations Ramon and Rob!
  • PreTeena is calling it quits. 
  • Interview and video of Scott & Ivy  McCloud and their panel appearance at NYCC.
  • NYCC photos.
  • Webcomic Overlook reviews Phoenix Requiem for ComixTalk.
  • Webcomics 201: The Writing Process. 
  • Suburban Conspiracy has a webcomic thread to go along with it’s comic thread.
  • Peter Trinh asks what we think about music in webcomics over at Imprint. More of a what music does such-and-such a webcomic make you think about when you read it rather than adding music directly to webcomics, which is universally acknowledged to be annoying. 
  • An interview with Jose Cabrera, creator of Crying Macho Man.

Webcomic Wire - 4/18/08

Posted by DarthMike on April 18th, 2008

Drawn from resources all over the web…

  • A.P. Furtado, Nate Piekos, Chuck Whelon and James West are teaming up to start a new sketch blog for all fans of old-school, RPG-inspired cartoon fantasy comics.
  • If you missed the broadcast of Webcomics Live from Scott Kurtz he was nice enough to record it for you. 
  • Dilbert.com gets a fresh look.
  • Get your submission in for the 26th annual Russ Manning Promising Newcomer Award. 
  • The Webcomic Overlook reviews Alpha Shade.
  • ComicSpace sponsored the annual CBLDF Drink and Draw fundraiser.
  • Kristopher Straub talks about the state of the consortium.
  • Dreamworks Studios options the rights to Platinum Studios ‘Atlantis Rising’.
  • What do you think about animation in webcomics? Robbi_kenobi gives us his views.